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Tell Us What Songs Remind You of Summer in This Week’s Open Thread

As we do every week at this time, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

Freeloader Friday: 135 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Wow! This is one of our biggest Freeloader Fridays yet!

Win for Historic Minneapolis Urinals: Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room Ain’t Going Nowhere

Plus Moriarty's heading out, Pizza Man's good deed, and a fun TikTok in today's Flyover news roundup.

Watch a Movie on a Bike in Loring Park!

Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

August 7, 2025

The Garter Toss: Get Hitched on the Cheap at MN’s First Wedding Chapel Set in ’80s Miami

The just-opened North St. Paul chapel combines 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' aesthetics with dive-bar hominess.

August 7, 2025

BREAKING: D’s Banh Mi—Yes, *That* D’s Banh Mi—Is Open for Business

It's true. You could be eating at D's Banh Mi right now.

August 7, 2025

The South Minneapolis Liquor Store Desert, Explained

Plus too much mini golf, songs for the Hortmans, and smells around Minnesota in today's Flyover news roundup.

August 6, 2025

Racket’s Year in Review: August 2024-July 2025

And just like that… a fourth year of Racket is in the books.

August 6, 2025

DNR Report: Even Boundary Waters Lakes Are Becoming Hazardously Polluted

Plus funding cuts for immigrant farmers, MPR primed to survive, and a new mirrored Airbnb in today's Flyover news roundup.